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Last login: 17 hours agoKarlwilbur: Karl is a 34 year old married guy from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.; Likes 2,285 pages, 712 videos, 14 photos • 130 fans • Received 16 reviews; Member since Feb 08, 2005

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BBC NEWS | UK | Sharia law in UK is unavoidable: Feb 7, 5:49pm 11 reviews •http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/7232661...; I am kind of torn on this one. I can see accommodating other cultures into ones own society, however at the same time there is also the valid "if-you-are-going-to-live-in-my-country-then-you-will-have-to-obey-my-laws" point of view. Though there is no denying that for the Archbishop to make such a statement is quite something.

Bearing in mind that our own laws (here in the U.S.A. and in the U.K.) are based in the main on the values and mores of Christianity, I can see how there might be some friction with other religious and cultural values. But at what point does one start to lose their own culture? or start allowing their own culture to become some alteration of what one holds dear?

Now, if we were to look at eliminating laws; therein might be a solution. Place responsibility back into the hands of the individual. Make people think for themselves; stop Congress (or Parliament) from deciding what is in one's own best interests and how one should conduct oneself in one's own home. Providing people the freedom promised at this country's inception (alright, this maybe doesn't apply to the UK), narrowly and concisely defining the role of government, putting a stop to the attempted legislation of morals and common sense and reducing the pages of the law books to find a middle ground may be the way to go.

Hummm. I'm gonna chew on this for a bit.